Rémy, divorced and in his early fifties, is hospitalized. His ex-wife Louise immediately makes an urgent phone call to their son Sébastien, who has a successful career in London, to come home. Sébastien hesitates. He and his father haven't had anything to say to each other for a long time. In the end, he relents and returns to Montréal with his French fiancée. As soon as he arrives, Sébastien does everything in his power to get a clear diagnosis of his father's health and help make things easier for him during the difficult times ahead. He uses his wits, pulls strings, pushes the system in every way possible and resorts to bribery to bring a greater measure of comfort and a bit of happiness to his father's life. In the meantime, relatives, friends and lovers flock to Rémy’s bedside to offer their support, settle scores...and reflect on their own existence. Seventeen years later, the decline of the American empire continues.

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Canadian Film Online is an interactive website devoted to the history of full-length feature filmmaking in Canada. This project was built by Athabasca University and is funded in part by the Canada Interactive Fund Program of Canadian Heritage.

Canadian Film Online is an interactive website devoted to the history of full-length feature filmmaking in Canada. This project was built by Athabasca University and is funded in part by the Canada Interactive Fund Program of Canadian Heritage.